In these articles, American war films are analyzed thematically, in terms of unit-ideas that deal with basic issues: individual versus community, community versus society, stability versus change, integration versus anomie, the sacred versus the profane, and the public versus the private domain. These core ideas, stated as conceptual opposites (theses and anti-theses), have recurred in most WWII films.
Big Jim McLain: John Wayne, Right-Winger, Communism-Hater, with Nancy Olson, James Arness
May 26, 2006 by
The name of John Wayne's special agent, Jim McLain, had the same initials as that of Senator Joseph McCarthy, which was seen by many as more than a coincidence, since he made the film while serving as president of the Motion Picture Alliance.
